Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has dismissed assertions that it is a compromised civil society organization leaning to the ruling Patriotic Front. Speaking to Qfm in an interview, FODEP Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi says people should understand that the criticism by FODEP on the ruling PF or any other political party in the country is [...]
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Stop condemning PF when there is no merit- Chipenzi
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PF regime continues harassing, intimidating and fighting with students
Recoveries will be done through managements of the responsible institutions. In this respect, if students involved are not singularly identifiable, then the whole body mass of students will be subjected to contributions toward the recoveries.
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Supreme court says Kaoma UPND MP elected properly
The Supreme Court has upheld the High Court decision to throw out a petition by the PF losing candidate for Kaoma Central Enock Maseka. The seat was won by UPND’s Carlos Antonio in the September 2011 election. There was jubilation among UPND members when judgment was pronounced. Commenting on the outcome, Antonio said he will [...]
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Photo of the day: poor mothers
A woman of Rufunsa rides a bicycle for kilometers to reach the only under five clinic for her three-months old baby. Yet just next month, the PF regime will be spending billions of Kwacha in this same area (Feira) just to try and get an MP.
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Kitwe DC lies to police over land he grabbed
KITWE District Commissioner (DC) Elias Kamanga has developed a new strategy of grabbing a piece of land from a Kitwe farmer Kevin Soper by telling lies and misleading law enforcement agencies that the outspoken farmer was using his land for offloading copper. Two weeks ago,Mr Kamanga abused his office when he used a paper with [...]
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Church members want hate, womanising PF priest Luonde to go
CONGREGANTS at St Peter Anglican Church in Chimwemwe are demanding for the removal of outspoken Priest Father Luonde from the Church because of being adulterous, boastful and his active involvement in active politics. But, Father Luonde who is in charge of Chimweme congregation, said the whole thing was libelous and malicious and this was why [...]
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‘Sata and fellow old men start implementing increased retirement age’
Dear editor, My soul is full of sorrow when I look at the way this country is been taken to the dogs. Today 28th may 2013, the secretary to the cabinet was addressing heads of departments in a meeting held at the Provincial Administration in the Planning unit conference hall. He brought the message of [...]
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Negative reports about Zambia not true – Mwale
THIS REPORT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE POST NEWSPAPER, A PRO-GOVERNMENT TABLOID. CHANCES OF IT BEING INACCURATE AND REFUTED ARE HIGH, ESPECIALLY THAT IT HAS BEEN WRITTEN BY A FORMER POST NEWSPAPER JOURNALIST LAMBWE KACHALI, WHO WAS ALSO PF CANDIDATE FOR SOME CONSTITUENCY IN EASTERN PROVINCE. NEGATIVE reports about Zambia are not a true reflection of [...]
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Grayford Monde says Sata will appoint some more deputy ministers
Expelled UPND itezhi tezhi Member of Parliament Grayford Monde on Tuesday afternoon shocked civil servants attending the central province development coordinating committee (PDCC) at the Boma conference hall in Kabwe when he announced that President Michael Sata will appoint more deputy ministers. Monde who is also also deputy minister for agriculture made the remark in [...]
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Segregated Northwestern province has unqualified staff, forms own empowerment committee
North-Western province Permanent Secretary, Augustine Seyuba has exposed a scam where unqualified junior members of staff are handling serious labour matters at the provincial labour office in Solwezi and the move has angered him. And due to continued sidelining in empowerment projects, North-Western provincial administration has established an own empowerment committee that will be sensitizing [...]
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Chipangali MP Mwale also refutes Post newspaper story
Hon. Mwale has just posted this on his facebook page: I have just read the story about me and what I said in Brussels on The Zambian Watchdog site, it’s a sad that the Watchdog can post such a story before getting the side of my story, there is no time that I ever asked [...]
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Sata goes missing again, spotted in Dubai boarding a plane to some destination
Ailing dictator president Michael Sata briefly went missing again after he left Ethiopia where he had gone for the African Union summit but was spotted at Dubai Airport while boarding a commercial plane headed to some yet to be officially announced destination. The state owned but PF controlled ZNBC merely reported that Mr. Sata had [...]
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Minister turned Ifyabukaya presenter says teachers paid better than PF ministers
Information deputy minister Mwansa Kapeya has claimed that members of parliament and ministers in Zambia get peanuts compared to teachers who are “well paid.” Featuring on Cross Fire Blogtalk Radio, a UK-based based radio online, Kapeya said ruling Patriotic Front ministers and MPs were sacrificing on behalf of the country. The former local language Bemba [...]
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Kalaki’s korner: Black Friday
‘Come on, hurry up,’ said Sara. ‘If you haven’t finished ironing your black shirt, just make do with a black tie. I swear you’ll even be late for your own funeral.’ ‘I hope I will,’ I laughed. ‘I’m in no hurry to get there.’ By the time we reached the Freedom Statue, the [...]
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Zalco workers threaten strike as Kifco strike enters third week, government not concerned
Workers at Kabwe’s two major employers Zalco Industries and Kabwe Industrial Fabrics Company (Kifco) with over 2,000 employees have complained about PF government neglecting them by not addressing the labour problems in their companies. At Zalco, the Lebanese owned multi billion industrial plant, workers are physically and verbally abused and management has continued to defy [...]
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Criminals rob man outside Manda Hill police station as scared Police officers hide
There was drama at Manda Hill police post this morning when criminals robbed a man of an undisclosed amount of money after firing shots to scare police officers. The criminals were apparently trailing the unidentified man on Manchinchi Road. The man then drove to the police station hoping to get protection from the law enforcement [...]
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‘Bad manners in Lusaka movie goers’
When Zambia got 3D movies it was the coolest thing since the escalators. For those of us who grew up in Zambia, barefoot dusty kids that only owned one pair of shoes because you just couldn’t get much, where ice cream was a treat beyond wonder and where chocolate was something the exotic relatives brought [...]
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NGO pops up, says 70% Zambian against Barotseland agreement, Zambians happy with constitution process
An organisation calling itself Afrobarometer and collaborating with a local organisation called Ruralnet has released a report in which it says Zambians are against the Barotseland agreement of 1964. The Afrobarometer (AB) says it is a comparative series of public opinion surveys that measure public attitudes toward democracy, governance, the economy, leadership, identity, and other [...]
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70 yr old Randy grand defiles girl 14, gives her Kr1
Police in Chililabombwe have arrested a 70 year old man for allegedly defiling a 14 year old girl whom he enticed with a Kr 1 and later offered Kr100 to the family for the case to be dropped. Police sources named the man as Damson Gondwe aged 70 of Chililabombwe who allegedly dragged the girl [...]
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UPND notifies Speaker of Vacancy in Sinazongwe
The United Party for National Development (UPND) has advised the Speaker of the National Assembly to declare Sinazongwe parliamentary seat vacant. The advice comes after the party’s decision to expel its Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Richwell Siamunene for alleged gross misconduct. Speaking to ZANIS in a telephone interview Wednesday afternoon UPND Deputy Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa [...]
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